Great Art Explained: The Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog by Caspar David Friedrich

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    The age of Enlightenment was a European intellectual movement of the 17th and 18th centuries, and it focused mainly on the power of human intelligence to explain the natural world.
    Romanticism emerged as a response to the cold science of the Enlightenment, with Romantics maintaining that art emerges from divine inspiration, and the artist’s role is as the mediator between the creative and the divine.
    The romantic age was characterised by a sense of drama and by the sublime spirit, a philosophical tradition, where a power or a force, an event or even beauty is so overwhelming, so awe inspiring and infinite, that it is beyond our comprehension. Nature, wild and uncontrolled became a major subject and the focus shifted to reconnecting with emotion and spirituality.
    The Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog by Caspar David Friedrich is a perfect embodiment of these ideas.
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    Caspar David Friedrich: The Spirit of German Romanticism in Art by Clifford West
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  • @GreatArtExplained
    @GreatArtExplained  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +70

    Please ‘like’ and leave a comment (however short) - it really helps promote this channel - and here is my new series - Great Books Explained - www.youtube.com/@greatbooksexplained371 - thanks for your amazing support, James!

    • @millerhighlife6722
      @millerhighlife6722 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Liked

    • @JJONNYREPP
      @JJONNYREPP 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Great Art Explained: The Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog by Caspar David Friedrich 2240pm 5.1.24 the image they enjoy to use for any cover of a Nietzsche tome...

    • @juniorjames7076
      @juniorjames7076 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@JJONNYREPP Well this was the cover to my High School's edition to Mary R. Shelly's Frankenstein. And I've always been baffled as to WHY this was the cover. Man on the precipice of greatness? Man against Nature? Now, I see it as the editors wishing to have an image of a man, unable to continue his "journey/life's work/exploration" because the magnificent enormity of nature itself is his Dead End. "You can go no further, Sir. This is God's territory. You can stay and look for awhile, but you'll need to turn back!"

    • @JJONNYREPP
      @JJONNYREPP 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@juniorjames7076 Great Art Explained: The Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog by Caspar David Friedrich 0732am 6.1.24 probably ecce homo or something... maybe Nietzsche was way ahead with the double entendre as he seemed to enjoy German phrases doubling up as an English pun... gay science. says it all, really. so my sister suggested... laughing.... actually, asking her if she'd read the book one would be hard pressed to garner a response as to what it was about.... the book being about. what it was concerned with etc etc.... hmmmmmmm.... i dont think much about imagery other than the immediacy of the image. does it actually do anything for me. i said it many times, i am superficial. if you met the painter as he painted it or after his having just painted it, you would think it a far greater image than what it is now. this image could say to you he (the man with his back to you) has a great deal of information to impart - on a philosophical level - and is waiting his turn to enjoy his coming down (amongst the audience). as to whether or not there is an audience for him, that's another matter entirely. maybe he will have to invent one. or collate a vast gathering, a literal captive audience. stood there, he has the scope for such chicanery... as Zarathustra once stated or reiterated on numerous occasions. i don't think it a dead-end. though dead-ends are good for a man. as long as he doesn't dally................ for certain folk, at least. that image doesnt say: a waste of time or the cessation of anything in particular. the enforced northern pessimism as imparted by the arch spoiler, that damn farmer (martin luther), might have something to do with your purview. again, all very high falutin'. a nice chocolate box imager for all that. "in burial, the main point is the digging...." - ernst junger. in short, nature as done all the donkey work for him.

    • @jefryarce
      @jefryarce 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Ooooo​@@JJONNYREPPno ooo😊😅y si si es que que se le ha 😊y si se 4:07 4:12

  • @davidchalmers2504
    @davidchalmers2504 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +450

    I’m not an art studies guy, but your stuff is exquisitely done. These videos can stand with the art they explain!

    • @GreatArtExplained
      @GreatArtExplained  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

      That’s so kind - thanks 🙏

    • @PhysioAl1
      @PhysioAl1 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Yup!

    • @Johnstone565
      @Johnstone565 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yes sir

    • @numbersix8919
      @numbersix8919 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      You have put it well.

    • @galaxiandancer
      @galaxiandancer 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I a an art studies guy and I fully agree. The passion and erudition are palpable

  • @tjpld
    @tjpld 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +238

    I wish a typical museum audio guide would explain every painting as good as this.

    • @OsloTime
      @OsloTime 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      It would be such a richer experience to listen to something as informative and interesting as this channel when wandering a museum, I'd be there every weekend! I can't imagine how much having a 10-20 min video like this, for each painting/art piece, would improve people's knowledge of art and I believe SO many more people would go into 'Art History' type careers.

    • @MartijnPennings
      @MartijnPennings 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      @@OsloTime I have often thought of this while visiting museums. I do like the extra information from audio guides in museums, but nowadays I think it should be included in the admission price or it should just be an app, not some little walkman-type thing you have to pay extra for.

    • @sorenmn6799
      @sorenmn6799 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      When I was in Vienna and London, I did use Great Art Explained’s videos while looking at paintings he had featured. It was really as if you have a tour guide with you :)

  • @MariaVosa
    @MariaVosa 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +202

    11:13 - the selection of movie posters are really a powerful reminder how the great painters keep influencing popular culture in our day. I never thought of the inspiration for that composition before, despite being very aware of Friedrich's renowned art work! It's telling the movies in question are about a world (past or future) ravaged by war/disaster, considering the inspiration for Friedrich himself. Mind blown. This is why I absolutely love your channel ❤

    • @GreatArtExplained
      @GreatArtExplained  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      Thank you 🙏

    • @kenster8270
      @kenster8270 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      So true! It is such an iconic and recognizable image that it has made its way into our collective Western consciousness to the point that it is being referenced (whether subtly or overtly) in pop culture and memes alike. Comparable to, say, "The Great Wave off Kanagawa" or "American Gothic".

    • @sn2546
      @sn2546 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      James, the idea of the movie posters might be inspired by this painting really amazed me. I may have seen these posters but I would never think of the influence this painting may have on them. Placing not just one but four posters, does convince me. I'm amazed on your knowledge of the art as well as your knowledge on movies!!! 😊😊😊 You are the master!

  • @CrusaReds333
    @CrusaReds333 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +76

    "Loneliness and Empowerment at the same time" is exactly how I would describe this painting, which has resonated with me ever since I saw it for the first time. Love the video; as always, great stuff James!

  • @nwm-bj1hn
    @nwm-bj1hn 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +81

    If this channel was around when I was in school I would have appreciated Art History so much more, thank you. 🙏🇦🇺

  • @graciemaurine
    @graciemaurine 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +149

    “It was his fate, his peculiarity, whether he wished it or not, to come out thus on a spit of land which the sea is slowly eating away, and there to stand, like a desolate seabird, alone.” Virginia Woolf

    • @GreatArtExplained
      @GreatArtExplained  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

      Great quote!

    • @marcvolpe8252
      @marcvolpe8252 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      GRACE THE PAINTING IS BEAUTIFUL BUT I WANT TO TELL YOU YOU ARE SO BEAUTIFUL ADORABLE SEDUCTIVE RAVISHING SEXY CAPTIVATING AND PASSIONATE YOUR BEAUTY IS PHENOMENAL IF MICHELANGELO WERE ALIVE TODAY YOU WOULD BE HIS MUSE LET ME FALL IN LOVE WITH YOU MARCVOLPE ❤

    • @gnarbeljo8980
      @gnarbeljo8980 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Perfect quote for this masterpiece! ❤

  • @JesusAnyNameWillDo
    @JesusAnyNameWillDo 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +46

    I think James is the art teacher we all wish we had in school!

    • @carlmc21224
      @carlmc21224 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Amen

  • @roberteckhardt7527
    @roberteckhardt7527 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +49

    I studied Friedrich extensively, I would recommend anyone really trying to approach his art to undertake a trip through these landscapes, visit the museums in Greifswald, Berlin (Alte National Galerie) Hamburg (Kunsthalle) and Dresden (Albertinum) and enjoy contemporary romantic literature (Novalis) and poetry (Eichendorf) while you're at it.

  • @pcr3896
    @pcr3896 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +37

    Recently went to the exhibition in Hamburg, celebrating his 250 birthday. Seeing this painting as well as his other well known work in person is such a great experience. Love CDF since we analyzed his paintings in the German classes back in school when we were dealing with romanticism.

  • @Skarrrg
    @Skarrrg 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +87

    Thank you, deeply. Each of your videos show such love and depth for the pieces you cover. Your channel is a beautiful museum.

  • @rxw5520
    @rxw5520 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

    The walking stick definitely helps give the feeling that this is in fact a journey. To me the landscape represents the paths before you, mysterious and unknown but full of possibilities. And you stand there contemplating which way to go. This is your one and only life. That’s why this painting resonates with me and so many others. It’s a sense of endless possibility. I never considered it being loneliness because I think he’d be better off sitting or standing with feet together for that. His posture doesn’t give me any feeling of stillness. He doesn’t look stopped, he just looks like he’s maybe pausing, as many of us have on hikes when we reach an overlook. Maybe some people see it that way, but that doesn’t make sense to me.

  • @ShuklaAayushi
    @ShuklaAayushi 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

    I am always floored by how organic your explanation sounds to me as a novice. Very well articulated 🙌

  • @caffeine3341
    @caffeine3341 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +25

    I have an exam on the 17th and Caspar David is a big part of it (especially that he is one of my favourites) so this is just what I needed. Thank you!

    • @GreatArtExplained
      @GreatArtExplained  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Good luck 🤞

    • @tdesanchez
      @tdesanchez 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Good luck with your exam.

  • @Alexis_-_
    @Alexis_-_ 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    "A mystic with a brush"-perfect. As you said, his paintings have a powerful sense of space. I love the lack of boundaries. "A curious combination of loneliness and empowerment at the same time." "A tiny interloper in an infinite world." I especially appreciate his paintings after living in Colorado and feeling the sense of the divine you get out in the mountains. I've seen that whole rainbow many times-he really captures the way the light looks under the rainbow.

  • @vtomyuk
    @vtomyuk 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

    My favorite painting. Difficult to explain what I see in it, but it really resonates in me.

  • @HRM.H
    @HRM.H 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +43

    Videos like yourse used to be documentaries on TV. Thanks for the quality content!

  • @MichaelSavidgeStoryteller
    @MichaelSavidgeStoryteller 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    I love that you show the invisible lines and shapes that go into the composition of the masterpiece; for someone like myself who is trying to understand how art is made, it is beyond helpful. Symbolic landscape paintings that can communicate one's "inner eye" sound fascinating, something I had never considered before.
    I cannot thank you enough for opening my eyes (both outer and inner) to the various artists and art movements that have come before; your videos are a wellspring of inspiration to me!

  • @songformoses
    @songformoses 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

    I always look forward to your videos! Excited to see a new video on such a ubiquitous painting!

  • @berolinastrassmann
    @berolinastrassmann 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    So timely! 2024 is celebrated in 🇩🇪 as CDF's 250 Jubilee year, with cities like Greifswald, Dresden and Berlin dedicating exhibitions to him. Congratulations, James! Your scripts are such a jewel. I often watch your videos twice, as I like to reflect on your words. CDF's works include oaks, as a metaphor for his nationalist feelings. Oaks are identified as the representation of German virtues such as strength. At 12:50 you can see this as an example. Some of his works are over 2m wide (Monk by the sea at 6:01) which conveys the intention of making humans feel small. Thanks, James, this was another gem! I am off to watch it again 😂

  • @drewpowellflute
    @drewpowellflute 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    One of my all-time favorites! Thank you for doing this one!

    • @GreatArtExplained
      @GreatArtExplained  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      My pleasure!

    • @SirAntoniousBlock
      @SirAntoniousBlock 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It is very good but abbey in the oaks is my favourite.

  • @blurrylights6344
    @blurrylights6344 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I felt that feeling when I visited Niagara Falls, the waterfall itself, not just the city. The enormous size, the almost incomprehensible volume of water rushing over the cliff is awesome and awful, somewhat frightening (it is quite dangerous) for a moment or so until my mind settled down to appreciate how long water had been going on its way (1000's of years) and will continue just that way for thousands more. And, perhaps in a strange way, I found that quite comforting, even knowing none of us that are here now will be here to see it that far in the future. I rather liked its indifference to me. Feeling one's insignificance can occasionally be comforting. So, I do see myself in that painting and have been blessed to feel that feeling.
    Thank you for another fine video. You are completely made for this .

  • @AS-yh6xu
    @AS-yh6xu 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    Thank you for discovering this artist for/to me!! Absolutely amazing. Spiritual experience.

  • @zeniatokova1020
    @zeniatokova1020 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I find it hard to believe I was able to watch THIS for free. Thank you so much for all your work and for making it available to all of us. Every video, every little lecture you post here is a masterpiece of its own, thank you!

  • @dc_rocker
    @dc_rocker 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Younger viewers might recognize this painting as one of the few selected to be adapted for use in Minecraft. It's beloved by the game's developers. When I play the game, this is one of my favorite paintings to put in my house!

    • @meenakshi6344
      @meenakshi6344 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Oh wow, I didn't know that. Thanks

    • @9021ghetto
      @9021ghetto 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I love that!

  • @ll5974
    @ll5974 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Oh wow - i deeply relate to the lone figure in contemplation on the precipice of overwhelming natural beauty. It is one of my most favorite places to be. And Friedrich captures my heart because of this. I knew nothing about him before this video. I have fallen in love. Bravo on a splendid, moving potrayal. Thank you.

  • @QualeQualeson
    @QualeQualeson 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    I recognized the wanderer, but not the name of the artist. I really liked some of his paintings, and I feel that watching landscapes and life in them are among a very few things in life that never gets old. It does require you to lift your gaze though, and not everyone are able to do that. Many people are trapped in an agenda driven paint by numbers that never becomes an image. One day they keel over and realize they never arrived.

  • @koreystephens
    @koreystephens 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    Instant like, James. So grateful for work like yours.

  • @matthewbbenton
    @matthewbbenton 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    The great conductor Carlos Kleiber once told the Chicago Symphony that a certain passage should “sound” like this painting. The principal horn player (somewhat annoyed by the vague request) raised his hand and asked, “Maestro, do you mean louder?”

    • @GreatArtExplained
      @GreatArtExplained  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Love this

    • @jeff__w
      @jeff__w 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It’s obvious that Kleiber meant _softer._

  • @Cam_urai
    @Cam_urai 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Massive fan of the channel!
    Amazing how Freidrich’s landscapes create so many contradictions. The notion of a natural world that is both alive and infinite should logically create a sense of comfort by its constant presence - but he instead creates a sense of inescapable loneliness and desolation. Beautiful, terrifying, and incomprehensible.

  • @JulioVid93
    @JulioVid93 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Glad to see one of my favorite paintings explained in such rich and integral manner, interpreting it in the context of Friedrich himself, under the lens of his life, ups and downs.
    As usual, this video is a work of art itself. Thanks for sharing your passion for art to the community.

  • @galaxiandancer
    @galaxiandancer 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    This painting is one of my all time favorites.I have thought about it many times while I'm travelling. There's something great about feeling happy and scared at the thought of feeling small and insignificant, and the fact that he could translate that into an image is just pure freaking genius. Amazing work professor.

  • @VodeniMedved
    @VodeniMedved 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thank you for including „Furor Teutonicus“ of Paja Jovanović in this video. As a viewer from Belgrade who are very proud of this Serbian painter, I salute you! I love Caspar David Friedrich, but seeing this painting, even for a few moments, was a pleasant surprise.

  • @reginaldojunior1778
    @reginaldojunior1778 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    So amazing!! And just like you said this painting "Above the Sea of Fog" gives me the feeling of the sublime, and also the greateness of the nature, it's really nice. And the part of the movies, I just remember your video saying about the influences of the art in the movies. This video blow my mind, something this channel provides me. Thanks, James😁 for another great video!!

  • @BillySummers13
    @BillySummers13 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Thank you for this amazing analysis. As a German going to school in Hamburg and having to analyse this piece in on of my art exam I envy your eloquence while bring amused by your german pronunciation. Thank you for your work!❤

  • @Badficwriter
    @Badficwriter 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    The figure's pose feels meaningful as well. There is before him a suggestion of something beyond human understanding and power, but he faces it head on, without fear or aggression. He is a small thing, a mere mortal, but he is a complete work unto himself. Somehow his wonder enhances the void just as its contemplation enhances him.

  • @haidaralhaibi4416
    @haidaralhaibi4416 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    What should one say, this channel is a shelter from the stupidity of the contents around me full of Tiktokers, low quality content ,fame obsession and silliness.
    Thank you for sharing knowledge in an incredible journey beyond Tim and space.
    Keep making great videos❤

  • @bradleyveel9587
    @bradleyveel9587 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    you never miss, cant wait to see what you publish this year james! Always makes my day seeing a new video posted, this channel has done wonders for my appreciation of art.

  • @geenstagni1060
    @geenstagni1060 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Hell yeah it's here !! It's my vote way back from a poll long ago ! Been in love with this piece ever since seeing it as the background of a classical music playlist, so happy to have you now tell me about it James :)

  • @s.o.3753
    @s.o.3753 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    In addition to the content which is always 10/10, your videos are also amazing unintentional ASMR. Your voice is so calming. Great for winding down at night.

  • @marctl4491
    @marctl4491 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I have a copy of this painting in my room, truly mesmerising

  • @pres4954
    @pres4954 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    This is one of my favorite paintings of all time!!! Thank you❤

  • @nikosb1978
    @nikosb1978 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    We missed ur videos. U really make people look into qualities that the arts give to a person in a tech cold era.

  • @atom_c
    @atom_c 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I loved this painting when I first saw it (in a Stewart Lee show, of all places). It was great to hear more about it, Caspar David Friedrich and to see some more of his work

  • @moeafram2520
    @moeafram2520 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Lately, I have been contemplating how small and almost insignificant we are in comparison to the strength and power of the world around us. At any moment we could be easily overcome by wind, water or earth. It is a wonderfully humbling feeling that this particular painting embodies perfectly.

  • @lilybleue8888
    @lilybleue8888 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Another brave artist who floated through his life, not just observing but looking into it with his inner eyes, facing it all alone but with God. With your videos, I feel like I can really understand their art and who they were at least just a little bit each time. I almost feel camaraderie with them! Thank you so much.

  • @starmaker75
    @starmaker75 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    This painting has been a favorite because I love water and find ocean a good metaphor for the subconscious(given that where life begin) and this video explains why painting like this are great.

  • @MeanderBot
    @MeanderBot 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    One of my favorite paintings. It speaks to the part of me that wants to wander away from the campground or to explore alleys behind buildings.
    Thanks for the video. Made me appreciate the work and artist more.

  • @chartreux1532
    @chartreux1532 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    What a great Surprise! I remember a Year or so ago i asked if you could do a Video on this Painting among some other iconic Paintings by Germans (Since i'm German myself and a Historian).
    Surprises like this from Creators you enjoy are always great!
    Also kudos for pronouncing "Caspar David Friedrich" as german as you possible could as a non native speaker, that surprised me too! I don't care much about non-native german speakers pronouncing our Words and Names correctly but i do really appreciate the Effort!
    Prost & Cheers from Berchtesgaden in the Bavarian Alps

    • @GreatArtExplained
      @GreatArtExplained  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Danke! 🙏

    • @chartreux1532
      @chartreux1532 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I also want to add that i'm glad you brought up the German Cultural Connection to Nature, Landscapes etc.
      Me being from Berchtesgaden (if anyone reading this doesnt know that Area, google image search "Berchtesgadener Land") i can really connect with that.
      Also down here in the Areas surrounding the Alps, whether Germany, Austria, Italy, France, Switzerland etc. we still to this Day celebrate more Pagan Festivities and Traditions than any other Area of Europe which in my Opinion proves how beautiful Landscapes can become very strong in the local Culture.
      For example, throughout all the Countries i just mentioned in the Area of the Alps we all celebrate a Version of the "Perchtenlauf" (also google image search or YT that) which is an Ancient Pagan Tradition which varies almost as little as from Town to Town regarding the Outfits, Costumes, Masks and what is done.
      I myself dress up each Year as a "Perchte" and take part in it.
      I could write a whole Essay here but if you who is reading this is interested in it, definitely look into that.
      It's one of the last (mostly Germanic) Pagan Traditions that focus intensely on Nature itself still alive and well in Europe.

  • @mothernaturesapothecary
    @mothernaturesapothecary หลายเดือนก่อน

    These videos are absolutely brilliantly put together. I am no art student or critic but I am completely invested in watching every episode. The quality of this channel’s work is outstanding.❤

  • @kathyjohnson2043
    @kathyjohnson2043 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Until my retirement, I had to explain the Romantic movement in response to the enlightenment and your short explanation was wonderful, and left me wishing I would have had it then!

  • @kevinrazban8906
    @kevinrazban8906 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    “A Walk At Dusk” hangs at the Getty which is local to me! Thank you for the insight. I find the solitude of these figures so mesmerizing and the landscapes evocative of some type of emotional state of being. A contemplation of what lies beyond our grasp.

  • @guillermodiego819
    @guillermodiego819 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Excellent! Just found that one of my favorite paintings ever, whose name and artist I couldn't find, is actually Friederich's! Thank you so much!

  • @yvonneferguson8575
    @yvonneferguson8575 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Have not heard of this artist before. Thank you for introducing us.

  • @furihreunsicherheit3624
    @furihreunsicherheit3624 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The Wanderer above the Sea Fog is such an iconic piece and replicated everywhere! My German grandmother recreated this piece back when she used to paint. It's a valued family treasure now.
    Love your channel, thanks for a wonderful video!

  • @janblazevic848
    @janblazevic848 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    My favourite picture of all time hands down! I learned about it in school and later my mom painted it for me :)

  • @davigamerdesenhista3552
    @davigamerdesenhista3552 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love your channel, I'm Dave Motta, an Brazilian student born in Salvador-Bahia, since I was a kid I loved drawing, something that my mom motivated me to do.
    In 2020 I discovered what I wanted to be, an Cartoonist and Comic artist, but, it started badly, some of my uncles and parents said this doesn't give you money and future... But I never stopped.
    Until now I created over 300 comics, something that in my age, 12 years old, it's a record. Years later, in 2023,i decided to be not just an cartoonist, but an artist, mangaka, comic creator and designer.
    Today I have 300 comics and strips, I also did 2 paintings, and I have lots and LOTS of art. Thanks to motivate me , my favorite painting is " NightHawks " by Edward Hopper in 1942.
    .

  • @TheHugues01
    @TheHugues01 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    The Great Art Explained video or how to feel elevated and whole for 20 min and more through Art.
    Thank you James for building this magical bridge connecting profanes like me with Great Art.
    I am just back from the amazing Mark ROTHKO exhibition in Paris and clearly I would never have even thought of going if not for your great video about Rothko which moved me a lot. Please count me as one additional convert thanks to GAE.
    Immensely appreciative of your work. And forever grateful.
    Thank you.

    • @GreatArtExplained
      @GreatArtExplained  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      That’s such a nice comment - thanks so much🙏 I’m looking forward to seeing the Rothko in February!

  • @alainawilson918
    @alainawilson918 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The ending lines gave me chills! Superb video about an iconic piece of art.

  • @steeno1985
    @steeno1985 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    James - you never fail to engage the viewer with each and every video of yours I've seen. You provide such great social, historical and personal context to understand the art(ist). Always a valuable learning experience and so well scripted and edited. You deserve every success. Keep up the good work 👏

  • @FrontNine09
    @FrontNine09 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This painting speaks to me above all other paintings as I came across it during a time of great mourning and depression. Whilst I see in your analysis great logic regarding the theology and nationalism I do find it curious that depression isn't posited as a potential subject matter, or at least a theme.

    • @GreatArtExplained
      @GreatArtExplained  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks for the comment - I hear what you are saying

  • @daniels.
    @daniels. 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This is one of my favorite paintings of all time, and I really enjoyed your "explanation" : very careful and to the point. Thanks!

  • @AlisAquilae92
    @AlisAquilae92 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I love the care and skill you pour into your videos, pure quality. Cant wait for more amazing videos

  • @neilharvey5905
    @neilharvey5905 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Perhaps you should cite Kant's (3rd) Critique of Judgement, a text contemporary with CDF, which revivified the notion of the Sublime in a way which still resonated with Lyotard, or even perhaps Derrida. Kant's 'turn to the subject' reorientated aesthetics towards the subject's response, rather than to, as always before, qualities of the object. That tallies with your observations on Romanticism. Another contemporary would be Schubert, whose song cycle Winterreise tracks a a young man's immersion in nature, whilst seeking death because of disappointment in love. But we do think this is very concise and clear exposition of a very complex moment in art history. Well done.

  • @adaobianchini
    @adaobianchini 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Quite simply the best series of any kind that I have come across on TH-cam. Interesting, bright and well produced. This series always serves great justice to the great subject. I only wish that there were more. Thank you James and all the best with your work

  • @pauloconci4196
    @pauloconci4196 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Beautifully done, your work is such a gift. Keep them coming this year.

  • @fatemehshahmohammad8191
    @fatemehshahmohammad8191 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Incredibly made video, thank you forever. I have a new favourite artist.

  • @rushja
    @rushja 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Another great video James! Thank you so much, you bring a lot of meaning to the art works you cover. I just discovered your book series, I'm looking forward to watching those ❤

  • @chirimoyan
    @chirimoyan 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    amazing work as always. i've loved all of your videos since the bosche one and your style keeps getting better and better, more polished. i love this painting as well, but i've never looked into it very deeply so i appreciate your research.

  • @victor0451
    @victor0451 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Thank you so much for the videos you make! So much work! So much passion, translated in elegant and simple language!

  • @margaretinsydney3856
    @margaretinsydney3856 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is a wonderful exposition of this great painting -- thank you! I do love this channel and really appreciate all you do to keep it going. The book channel is great too.😊

  • @secretshaman189
    @secretshaman189 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Love your explanations and review of the lives of the artists you cover. Great job!

  • @vengefultiger7797
    @vengefultiger7797 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    He’s definitely one of my favorite artists

  • @mimamo
    @mimamo 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Really well done video on Caspar David Friedrich and The Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog. Just a couple of days ago I was looking for one, and didn't find too many here. Then today this was in my recommendations. :)
    It's wild to think such a great and boundaries breaking artist would fade into obscurity already before his death. So tragic but so true. I am glad art and recently also pop culture has discovered him again, and is giving him and his art the deserved attention and reverence.
    Since you mentioned movie posters inspired by his work, it's also in recent video games, particularly the open world variety, where you journey through vast and beautiful landscapes, where CD Friedrich and his work has been referenced a lot, for example in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild or Genshin Impact.

  • @Impulseartworks
    @Impulseartworks 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I Watch your videos when I’m searching for inspiration to paint thanks !

  • @nebojsasavic6262
    @nebojsasavic6262 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    One of my favorite painters. I always saw this painting as a "look inwards", as if a man is looking onto his landscape of the soul, foggy, windy and wast, not yet explored. Wandering further means discovering more about your true self.
    Great work as always. ❤

  • @Katelinlin
    @Katelinlin 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Appreciated another Great talk of yours!! Is always a pleasure to watch your video/channel & have learn so much form all your videos, ocean of Thanks!

  • @dharmakaurkhalsa3923
    @dharmakaurkhalsa3923 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Your videos always touch me deeply. Thanks James for your superb work of art you create.

  • @beanalog8202
    @beanalog8202 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thanks so much for this film James. I know there is a lot of work that goes into this and I applaud your awesome work. I thank you again for keeping art relevant, interesting, mysterious and educational. You inspire me to continue to paint and express myself with no boundaries. I'm sure you've impacted other artists as well.

  • @henninghoefer
    @henninghoefer 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What a fantastic episode! A mystic painting, so well explained and put into context I of course had never heard of before. Thank you so much, James!

  • @burcu-giray
    @burcu-giray 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Your videos have a calming and meditative effect. Thank you!

  • @ChadARoberts
    @ChadARoberts 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    A sublime video! Thank you for explaining this outstanding painting.

  • @kkc4210
    @kkc4210 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I really like the stories behind all these famous paintings and the artists. This painting also remains me about Turner's paintings, hope James will take one session to discuss his paintings,

  • @athenlafoy1
    @athenlafoy1 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This has been the only painting replica I have ever bought. It speaks such volumes to me. I now have an even greater appreciation of it thanks to your analysis. Thank you

  • @BreadMPH
    @BreadMPH 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Once again, a phenomenal video. Thank you so much for your great work.

  • @shelahhorvitz3838
    @shelahhorvitz3838 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    So well done. I have been thinking about using in my own paintings the device of a small figure in a large landscape, because it pulls in the viewer and creates a vicarious experience, so I recently wrote about it. A reader pointed me to Friedrich, who of course I knew about but hadn't been thinking about. Your well-researched video showed me not only is he relevant but I need to start digging into him, thinking more seriously about what he was trying to accomplish. Thanks for the help.

  • @liviuchelaru2213
    @liviuchelaru2213 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Amazing series, always exceptional content!

  • @jorgereyna1796
    @jorgereyna1796 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Such well put together videos just wonderful

  • @JimmyNasium
    @JimmyNasium 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you, James.
    Always a real treat to have a new video from you. Makes me want to expand my appreciation for the arts and my own development as a person.

  • @blauebanane9
    @blauebanane9 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Im from Germany and i never know much about this artist and his paintings. Now im really thankful for your awesome video to show me this great artist.

  • @onlyrocknroll12
    @onlyrocknroll12 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks for your video, brilliant as always. I'm always on the look out for interesting content on TH-cam to learn about areas of culture that I feel quite ignorant about. To be honest there's not much out there that's good. I love how your videos explain ideas to the uninitiated in a way thats stimulating and challenging, rather than simplistic and patronising.

  • @hajokerkhof
    @hajokerkhof 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great video! Again and again you are able to find, present and explain the most beautiful art around. Thnx for sharing!

  • @Akber13
    @Akber13 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    As always, another very well researched video. Thanks for informative post.

  • @JosephB-tv7gf
    @JosephB-tv7gf 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Beautiful story. Thanks

  • @rogersurridge96
    @rogersurridge96 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Fantastic description. Thanks for the continuing education, James - I hadn't even heard of Caspar David Friedrich, or if I had I'd forgotten.

  • @helpyourcattodrive
    @helpyourcattodrive 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    So great. What an artist! Thank you for the information. The paintings are beautiful. ❤

  • @igotasay
    @igotasay 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Excellent as usual James, so joyful to watch. Thanks.

  • @sarahgautam7277
    @sarahgautam7277 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I can't get enough of these videos. They are so well balanced. Symbolism and taking on all the ideas of all the ways to see a painting, you are respectful to the viewer and the artist. Thank you for all your hard work.

  • @irina9339
    @irina9339 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    A new video! YEY!!!!

  • @karenpray6158
    @karenpray6158 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you for helping me understand the meaning of this painting. It’s become one of my favorites.